Obachi
Credit: © Mark Wade
Location used for release and launch of balloon-launched Kappa sounding rockets in 1961.
Location: Honshu.
Longitude: 141.3694 deg.
Latitude: 40.7034 deg.
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Associated Countries
See also
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Kappa The Kappa series represented Japan's first large post-war indigenously-developed sounding rockets. They led eventually to the Lambda and Mu solid rocket satellite launchers. More...
Associated Launch Vehicles
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Kappa 4 Japanese sounding rocket. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Kappa 4 Booster + 1 x Kappa 4 More...
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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ISAS Japanese agency overseeing development of rockets, spacecraft, and rocket engines. Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan. More...
Bibliography
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McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: here.
Obachi Chronology
1961 June 18 - .
04:35 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Obachi.
LV Family:
Kappa.
Launch Vehicle:
Kappa 4.
LV Configuration: Kappa 4 K-4-2.
- Sigma 4 Rockoon Chemical release mission - .
Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Apogee: 105 km (65 mi).
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